an explosive town hall meeting tonight in richmond. >> it doesn't matter what they say and what they're going to do! it's about just thinking one of us would have died! >> the aftermath of the chevron refinery fire. people complaining of breathing problems and more. >> my throat has been raspy all night. >> gas prices going up, and hundreds of lawsuits in the pipeline for chevron. >> anger broiling over in richmond. the crowd at the town hall meeting with chevron

yelling and heckling the panel. kron four's kate tompson is live. >> reporter: the crowd in richmond, absolutely furious here tonight, and really letting the panel have it. it didn't help any when the panel abruptly ended the meeting after telling everyone that it would stay all night to answer questions. when the meeting was cut off, the crowd yelled. a police line was formed to protect them. >> reporter: hundreds of people turned out to the meeting. the crowd heckling and booing county and chevron officials from the start. many people unleashing their anger on the panel and giving them a piece of their mind. [ crowd noise ] [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: several time, the general manager of the refinery was barrel able to respond.

>> part of that safety is not only taking care of our employees but taking care of the community. for last night's incident, i take responsibility. >> reporter: people were questioning why it took chevron ten minutes to push the emergency button after the fire that alerts emergency personnel. >> it took us approximately ten minutes to push that button. could we have done it faster? i think maybe, but it is difficult for us as well in a situation like this to react quickly to get it out. >> reporter: chevron also announced they'll be trying to make people financially hole. people in the community can submit claims either for health problems or property damage due to the fire. >> as you saw in that report, hundreds of outraged residents voiced their frustration, anger, and fear over health cashes because of the fire.

they shouted down the chevron manager and the officials. >> you don't know how it is when you have to fight for your breath. i'm here for my lord and savior. you have to understand what i'm saying, why i'm thanking god. but you people got to understand, that you bring this poison out here, killing us, you're all criminals! your corporation is a criminal corporation! you guys are an environmental criminal corporation, and you guys pollute our community and don't even have a richmond resident to work in your refinery! and we the community of richmond are fed up! >> in 1992 when chevron blew up, she was just a baby. now he's got a mass on her liver, and they don't know where it came from. she don't smoke, she don't drink, she's 19.

>> you talk about -- how in the world can i sell this? how long can i hold my breath? we should be angry! >> get out of here! >> bay area air quality officials released test results tonight of the samples taken throughout the day. their findings show levels for potential toxic pollutants do not pose a health hazard and are well below state and federal regulations. the samples were taken from local air quality monitors. and the regional board reviewed mrnlts near the chevron -- monitors near the chevron facility which showed normal concentration of pollutants from the fire. air quality officials say the weather conditions at the time of the fire helped push the smoky air up and out of the area. along with the hundreds of people flocking to the hospital,

hundreds also lined up at law offices. of one law office says it's already received 1,000 chevron fire injury claims. residents who say they have been suffering from breathing problems. >> my throat has been raspy all night. i told the residents in my house, kid sxgs grand kid, we were -- kids, we were all sick. knowing what it can do to you in long-term. >> there's a lot of kids that have asthma, people with oxygen machine asks stuff like that. >> law offices in the area expect to have long lines again tomorrow. all of this is having a much broader effect on everybody in the bay area and california as well and on your pocketbooks. there's already talk that the refinery fire is causing california's gas prices to go up. drivers in the golden state already pay some of the highest prices in the nation.

charles clifford talked to people filling up today. >> reporter: in elserrito, drivers -- el serrito, were faced to play higher place prices at the pump. the price went up faeb cents in just -- $0.15 in just the last 24 hours. >> definitely, with no doubt. i know from my experience it would affect it right away. >> reporter: perry slaten wasn't very happen about it. >> i won't be able to get my truck filled. >> reporter: he thought it would affect prices but not like this. >> i figured maybe a week or maybe even a month. but overnight, that's crazy! >> reporter: prices will probably keep climbing. >> i think it will go more. but we try to control the price under $4, make the keraccept the price and -- the customer accept

the price. >> kron4 wants to hear fru. we encourage you to -- from you. we encourage you to leave your comments on our facebook fan page, and stay with us for continuing coverage of the fire. keeping tabs on weather around the bay. this is a live look from westbound 80 here as we look out to the bay bridge. we had low 90s, just as expected for pleasanton, concord, antioch, and portions of the north bay too. santa rosa. hot today. when we come back, we'll talk about what temperatures are like right now, and how hot they're going to get. a big day for san francisco based square. the tech company has just landed a major

investment from starbucks. the coffee giant will invest $25 million in square, and starbucks will also use square as a service which allows customers who download the app to pay simply by using their phones or by stating their name to employees at the carb register. later in this broadcast, the a's trying to get even with the angels in oakland. we'll tell you about the giants' night in st. louis. and a football stadium in texas for high school football.

east palo alto police are looking for two people who forced their way into a home run this morning and beat and shot someone inside. that attack happened about 9:30 in the

1000-block of wheat street. the victim is in stable condition tonight. a website saw the suspects -- a witness saw the suspects take off in an early 2000s brown nissan altima. after being held captive for 18 years, dugard is ask -- he was on parole at the time after serving 11 years on a 50 year sentence. now dugard is suing the federal government alleging that parole officers are probably to blame for her captivity. her attorneys say justice department lawyers unfair a former chair of the commissioner not to serve as a witness on her behalf. here in the weather center, we're talking about a mini-heat

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a massive fire damages half

a dozen businesses on ocean avenue. a bakery and several businesses were engulfed in the flames. this blaze was extremely difficult to fight. >> as he opened up that door, something violent took place, an explosion, backdraft took place. as we were trained to be down on our knee, all the engines went up over the top of them. and the first thought that went through my mind was i've got a multicasualty situation i'm going to be dealing with her beside the fire. it's fabulous that only minor injuries were a result of what occurred. >> no one was in the building at the time the fire broke out. it all started in one building and then spread. san francisco police are

defending their decision to shoot an armed man last saturday in the bay view district. police say as they chased brian cooper, they noticed he had a handgun. he refused to stop, they say, but eventually fell. that's when police say he started turning toward one the n at him. that's when police fired. the shooting say they was justified. cooper's family who attended a community meeting on the incident this morning still had questions for the chief. >> if a person is running, you're not supposed to shoot at him. why did they shoot him three times? he did not shoot at them. why did they shoot him three times? >> i know that he was hit three times. he was hit in the foot, in the lower leg, and in the lower back, consistent with turning. he was not running at the time. we do not shoot fleeing felons in the san francisco police department. he had fallen to the ground,

stopped, and was getting to his feet, turned on the officer over his left shoulder when the officer engaged the suspect. >> why would he shoot him three times? was it one officer or two officers? >> it was one officer that fired, and again, the officers are allowed by policy to fire until they believe the threat has stopped. >> cooper was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries and then booked into jail on a number of charges. bay area weather, a live look from our roof camera down the street here at san francisco city hall. beautiful shot. temperatures right now, we've cooled it off quite a bit, especially inland. concord at 65, fairfield same for you. 59 in oakland, and 59-63 degrees across the north bay right now. tomorrow morning, we're going to wake up mild, 50s across the

board. by 8:00, we'll throw in some 60s. noon time, widespread 80s, and by 3:00 in the afternoon, 90s. ruling the scene with all the red there indicating 90-degree weather. it's canvassing some portions of the north bay, the east bay for sure, and portions of the south bay. the temperatures, 69 will be the high in san francisco. tomorrow, 76 in oakland, mid-80s for san jose. and as you head toward morgan hill, the low 90s for sure. pleasanton at 94, concord at 94, 96 for antioch. and across the north bay, upper 80s to low 90s as well. this is just a sample of what's to come thursday and then friday, and maybe even saturday. three day outlook, weather warming up for us as we head through each of these three days with triple

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the a's got even today versus the angels. bartolo cologne, they're calling this guy the next mickey mantle. 7 innings, 4 hit, 1 run. the a's already up 6-0, and derek norris, they say goodbye. curt suzuki will play with this guy. first it's ruled a double. then after a review, already 6-0. a's hit 4 home runs tonight including the derrick morris job.

fifteen thousand fans there. including deb and jeff trout. their son is great. coco crisp for the a's, they're going to win this thing 10-4, and then watch the catch, and then my bodyguard, kevin, thinks the bernie is cute. this is after that movie dinner at bernie's, and they just -- i'm probably out of the demographic. there it is. that's always a laugh on the radio, because the demographic, 18-49, that's who listens to you on the radio. i caught myself the other day, sir, i can't let you on too long. you're out of the demographic. and it helped! i'm not even in the demographic. >> they love you anyway. >> oh, pam . >> you're such a lucky dog! >> no, you have to skew young. the people that skew

young, they watch 193, the kron 4 channel. >> on cam cost? >> yeah. nobody talks from the camera. it's just pitchers, and it's going to be warm. and fletcher comes in, all right, i know no one's watching. 193 on comcast. buster posey on fire! bruce bochy's team got clubbed last night in st. louis. look at posey. he's talking about mvp, right up there, maybe not mccutchin in pittsburgh, but he's right behind him. boom! fifth home run in six games. 11-game hit streak, and even zito was able to get a win tonight despite giving up 2 home runs to allen craig, that was it. he's now 9-8 on the year. affeldt comes on to get the save. bartolo cologne has a

blister, they say. but zito, that's it. thank you kev for eliminating affeldt. >> is he in trouble? >> gone. no. [ laughter ] >> 4-2. come over here. they set me up here. i'll be working full-time on 193. bare bonds feels he should be -- barry bonds feels he should be voted in the hall of fame. come december. his name will appear on the ballot along with those of mark mcguire, all linked in one way or another to steroids. here's the quote. "there's no doubt in my mind if you want to keep me out of the hall of fame, that's your business ." they vote in december. running back mike goodson taken to the hospital after

practice. he was released, returned to training camp later in the day. that helmet to helmet stuff always scares people.